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A rock band is a mysterious thing. Somehow, every once in a while, a few individuals bump into one another, and they look exactly right together and share a focus and an aspiration and the right balance of musical similarities and differences.

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Alan Light
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 4
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